Evaluating Scientific Explanations

Question 1

Look at the graph.

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Fewer peaches will be sold.

Question 2

A local meteorologist reports the day’s weather."Currently sunny outside, 34°F. Skies will become overcast later this afternoon, as temperatures drop to 25°F, with windy conditions out of the north at 10–15 miles per hour. Radar indicates 2–3 inches of snow expected to fall later tonight.”Which information is qualitative? These are non-numerical, descriptive data.These are numerical data that have been measured.

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“sunny”

Question 3

Which represents a linear graph?

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Question 4

Look at the scatterplot graph.

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No distinct relationship exists between variables x and y.

Question 5

Analyze the scatterplot graph.

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As age increases, weight increases.

Question 6

Which portrays inadequate data?

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Rupal determines aluminum is the most reactive metal by completing only half of her experiment.

Question 7

Leslie wants to know which advertising medium works best to promote her electronics store. She surveys her customers over a weekend and creates a bar graph.

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printed flyers and Internet

Question 8

View the graph of sun hours in a city. It can be predicted that in the following year, this city can expect the hours of sunshine to significantly increase after which month?

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September

Question 9

View the spinner.

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red as well as blue

Question 10

A physical science teacher calculates each student’s final grades by using the weighted rubric below. Which type of graph is best suited to show the breakdown of how this teacher weighs each category?

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pie graph

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